On Tuesday November 3, Webster residents will cast their votes for town supervisor and two new town board members. For supervisor, Ron Nesbitt (R) is seeking re-election, challenged by Democrat Patrick Christopher. Two town board positions are also up for grabs, those currently held by Bill Rampe (R) and Ron Nothnagle (R), neither of whom is seeking re-election.

To help readers learn more about the candidates, I invited each to provide a written statement for my blog. I am presenting them here over the next four days, in the order in which the candidates will appear on the ballot.

Today and tomorrow you’ll find statements from supervisor candidates Patrick Christopher and Ron Nesbitt. I specifically asked these candidates to respond to three issues I believe many Webster residents are particularly interested in: refurbishing/replacing the Ridgecrest Community Center, Ridge Road congestion and perceived overdevelopment.

Patrick Christopher

When I am elected Supervisor, I am going to look at grants, that involve using green material or using refurbished material and try to lobby the state for Federal funding to ease the taxpayer’s burden. I would also put together a community action group to help raise funds for the project. I would look at company’s that would help get the project off the ground with the best pricing available..Community volunteers would be an asset to keeping costs down.

I believe that any development done on Ridge Rd. should be closely monitored for accessibility. For instance, having the developers put in turning lanes and do traffic studies on where the most congestion occurs instead of lobbying the state for the money. We know the government does not have any funds for that state property. This way, it will still be getting accomplished, one way or another.

One way I would balance congestion increasing, is, again, offering tax breaks to individuals who would occupy an existing building, rather than building a new one. Keeping the corridor on 404 to 104 the only development would be essential to our comprehensive plan. Purchasing more green space would be an asset to the residents of Webster. Then we could control keeping the green space.

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Missy Rosenberry, a graduate of Cornell University, spent many of her post-college years in radio, advertising and public relations. After taking most of the 1990s off to have her three children, she is now a full-time teaching assistant for the Webster school district, and a part-time karate instructor. She and husband Jack have lived in the Webster/Penfield area with the kids for 11 years. She'd like to use her blog to help others learn more about the Webster community.

Roderick Spratling is a husband and father of two who has lived in the community for over 18 years. Born and raised in Detroit, Spratling is a 1976 graduate of Michigan State University who earned a master’s degree in Manufacturing Management & Leadership from RIT in 2004. He’s a Purchasing Consultant in Global Purchasing for Xerox Corp., and he enjoys softball, bowling, photography, and traveling.